By Sandra M. Jones | University of Notre Dame jumped to the top spot on Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s fifth annual ranking of the 50 best undergraduate business schools, a reflection of its active alumni network’s role in helping students find jobs.
Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business also scored points for getting more students in front of recruiters with Internet-based video conferencing, a tactic that means budget-conscious companies don’t have to spend money to travel to campus.
The South Bend, Ind.-based university was the only local school to crack the top 10.
“In a year when unemployment was at the forefront of student concerns, Notre Dame fared well, thanks in part to a large alumni base willing to lend a hand to young job seekers,” the report said.
Notre Dame moved up from the No. 2 spot, toppling last year’s No. 1 University of Virginia, which fell to second place.
Overall student satisfaction is down 14 percent from 2009 at business schools nationwide, according to the report. But the level of discontent varied widely from school to school. Schools that performed well in the ranking pulled out all the stops to help students find work–enlisting faculty and alumni, using social media, and developing talent pipelines to local businesses, according to the magazine.
Rounding out the top 10 are Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, University of California at Berkeley, Emory University, University of Michigan, Boston College, and University of Texas at Austin.
Indiana University also made the list, coming in at No. 19.
Other local business schools on the list include University of Illinois at No. 26, down from No. 22 last year, and DePaul University, which rose to No. 40 from No. 44.
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Perhaps it would be informative to inform the reader that the Loyola University that made the list at No. 45 is Loyola University at Baltimore, MD.
Good for Notre Dame, but it should be noted that on US News & World Report’s list, they are in a five-way tie for 16th with Ohio State, Minnesota, Maryland and Wash U of St Louis. Not first, not even close.
Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin are all slightly higher.
Interesting story, but most hiring officers couldn’t give a rat’s *** about an undergraduate business degree; it’s the graduate degrees that get the real jobs. If you’re wondering why Harvard, Northwestern and Stanford and many of the other top MBA schools aren’t on the list, it’s because they don’t offer undergraduate business degrees.
“Loyola University made its first appearance on the list at No. 45″
-Yeah, Loyola Baltimore you idiots
From the article: “The South Bend, Ind.-based university was the only local school to crack the top 10.”
I challenge the notion that South Bend is “local.” South Bend is in a different metro area in a different state in a different time zone. Notre Dame SHOULD be as relevant to Chicago as, say, BYU. Or Boston College.
Claro, but you have to endure 4 years in South Bend!
Maybe Notre Dame will now get more respect than that of wanting to have a good football program every year. All we ever hear about in Chicago (and New York, Philadelphia, Washington, and elsewhere) is how good the U of Chicago or Northwestern are among Midwest business schools. This PR should help ND among those big boys in town. Our corporate HQ is in New York, and they still hold the eastern powerhouses higher than others, but maybe this press will help take ND from the sports page to the business section, and give it the glory it deserves.
Liz, the reason you hear about U of C and Northwestern is because they are two of the best GRADUATE (MBA) business schools in the country. This article is referring to ND’s ranking for its undergraduate business school.
Any reason for omitting Illinois State University and Northern Illinois University, which both were on the list?
That’s pretty sweet for Mendoza Business School (Notre Dame) to be named #1 in the list of top 20 undergrad business schools.
It’s about time they get some recognition for more than football (as Liz said). Business is where it’s at, and having a top business school means they’ll make more money from alumni too. Good for them.
Cheers to the “Fighting Irish”!
Granted, South Bend isn’t Berwyn.
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